Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of tables and figures; Preface; Dedication; 1 Introduction; 2 Office operations and environments; 3 Supplying the needs of offices: education for office workers; 4 Finding and filling office jobs; 5 Career paths: fulfilment of the vision?; 6 White collars into pink: the feminisation of office work; 7 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
Summary
First published in 1998, this book explores the physical and technological changes which occurred in the growing bureaucracies of big-business and of government as well as in the small and mid-size business of the city. The study of these changes provides a context within which to set the complementary experiences of the men and women who chose to seek a living in the wide array of constantly changing office jobs